Creating your Realm

This article refers to Minecraft Realms for the Java Edition. If you need help with your subscription to Minecraft Realms for other platforms, please go here.

For information on buying Minecraft Realms, visit our Realms subscription article. Only the owner of a realm has to pay for a subscription; the owner can then invite up to 5000 friends, who each own Minecraft: Java Edition, to join the realm. You get one Realm per subscription, but you can change the game modes and maps for that Realm.

Once you've made a purchase, your Realms subscription starts. After your payment is complete, open Minecraft, select Minecraft Realms, then choose the option to create and configure your Realm. You'll see an option to enter a world name, and optionally, to start with a pre-existing world or map, called a template. Any setup options can be changed in the future.

To continue with a standard survival world, double-click your Realm. Alternatively, you can click Configure to open an additional menu of options. To rename your Realm or give it a description, click Settings, then enter the desired title. Clicking More Options will let you further customize your world:

PVP (on/off)
Turns player versus player combat on or off. When off, players will not be able to injure one another.

Difficulty (easy, normal, hard, peaceful)
Changes the difficulty of the server. Hardcore mode is not available in Minecraft Realms.

Force game mode (on/off)
When enabled, this option forces all players into the server's selected default game mode upon logging into the server. It is disabled by default, so that the server will preserve the game mode that a player was in when they logged out.

Game mode (survival, creative, adventure)
Changes the default game mode for all players on the server. Individual players' game modes can be changed in-game by the server owner or operator using commands.

Spawn animals (on/off)
Enables or disables the spawning of the game's neutral animals.

Spawn monsters (on/off)
Enables or disables the spawning of the game's aggressive monsters.